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the >> about to talk about the economy at the town hall education. the art and recreation campus. what we are looking at is the president of the american center for progress. she is offering opening statements. the president is expected to walk up to the podium any minute now. when he gets up there he is expected no the to talk about any specific policy. the changes or announcements or proposals. instead he will urge congress to pass a budget and extend unemployment insurance by the end of the year. the president will now address a full audience. >> thank you so much. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. sharing a story that resonated with me and there a lot of parallels in my life and resonated with some of you. over the past years, the center for american progress has done incredible work to shape the debate over expanding opportunity for all americans. i could not be more grateful not only for giving me a lot of policy ideas, but a lot of staff. my friend john ran my transition. my chief of staff dennis mcdonough did the cap. you guys are doing a good job training folks. i
the >> about to talk about the economy at the town hall education. the art and recreation campus. what we are looking at is the president of the american center for progress. she is offering opening statements. the president is expected to walk up to the podium any minute now. when he gets up there he is expected no the to talk about any specific policy. the changes or announcements or proposals. instead he will urge congress to pass a budget and extend unemployment insurance by the end...
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we are adding funds to education. the 30 lowest performing school districts are getting the bulk of the money. it is by agreement on how that money is going to be spent. i'm also fond of saying that this is very much about changing our habits. only sat down and looked at all of our school districts and looked at those low performing districts, in almost every one of those, there was at least one outstanding school. outstandinghem schools. we are more likely to repeat our failures than we are our successes. we are more likely to explain ofy our successes as a way adding some psychological support. that is a mindset that has to change. we are doing that. ,ot only do we have an alliance but we also found that a commissioners network where we are empowered to work with that 25 lowest performing schools. they are applying because we .ave interventions different styles of turnaround. we have a school in new haven which is run by the teachers. a new experimental model which is showing great success. we have another school in
we are adding funds to education. the 30 lowest performing school districts are getting the bulk of the money. it is by agreement on how that money is going to be spent. i'm also fond of saying that this is very much about changing our habits. only sat down and looked at all of our school districts and looked at those low performing districts, in almost every one of those, there was at least one outstanding school. outstandinghem schools. we are more likely to repeat our failures than we are...
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some unfortunate news about the state of education in america. a new report says u.s. high schoolers are falling far behind their peers in other countries. american students ranked below average in math, ranking only number 26 out of 34 developed countries. the numbers were near average in science and reading. that's basically the same as it was ten years ago. showing no improvement in any basic high school curriculum. those results based off an international assessment test given to students in 65 countries. >> as our students seem to be falling behind, the economy is relying more and more on machines to do jobs. now the service industry, self-check-in at airports, hotels, and applebee's saying customers will be ordering and paying the bill from tablets by the end of the year. are service jobs becoming extinct. sounds funny in a way, but it's not. certain people in the population for whom service jobs are their life. and if we say, sorry, we don't need a waitress or hotel check-in clerk, we'll have real problems in this economy. >> listen, if you have a job that can b
some unfortunate news about the state of education in america. a new report says u.s. high schoolers are falling far behind their peers in other countries. american students ranked below average in math, ranking only number 26 out of 34 developed countries. the numbers were near average in science and reading. that's basically the same as it was ten years ago. showing no improvement in any basic high school curriculum. those results based off an international assessment test given to students...
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it was not the education about alcoholism and drug dependency that there is now. dad search through several doctors before he finally found a doctor that have the courage to say, i think your wife's an alcoholic. that was not the image anybody accepted. finally found the right doctor, dad had the courage to say, we will do this intervention. we did the intervention with mom. at that time, i had never heard the word intervention. now you have tv shows. it was a different time. we did it. dad led the intervention. my memory of that is very clear. we walked in the door that morning with all of the kids and dad surprised mom. he took her hand and said that betty, we are here because we love you. the kids want their mother back and i want my wife back. those interventions are tough. a lot of tears, a lot of crying, a lot of raised voices. a lot more hugs and denial. dad never gave up. betty, we love you, trust us. we woke her up and she did the work. >> as many of you probably know, 16 years ago, i participated in a treatment program for prescription drugs and alcohol
it was not the education about alcoholism and drug dependency that there is now. dad search through several doctors before he finally found a doctor that have the courage to say, i think your wife's an alcoholic. that was not the image anybody accepted. finally found the right doctor, dad had the courage to say, we will do this intervention. we did the intervention with mom. at that time, i had never heard the word intervention. now you have tv shows. it was a different time. we did it. dad led...
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. >> american college of physicians issued some new guidelines to better educate both physicians and patients on the dangers of drug addiction. allison reports. >> doctors in the last year of his residency when he started taking prescription pills. >> the anxiety started to build up and it became the only way that i could deal with the pressures of my life. >> his story is an epidemic, according to the american college of physicians. >> the acp issued a new list, regarding prescription drugs. nonaddictive painkillers. when narcotics must be described, doctors must carefully think of the dosage. doctors screen patients for risk of addiction and patients agree in writing that they will do as the doctor says. >> follow the prescription as written. not sort of take on the role yourself, as prescriber and physician. >> the acp says patients should not drugs are not intended to eliminate 100% of the pain. >> if that's what the patient's mind set is, he is very likely to come back and say, i wasn't getting enough relief, so i doubled the prescription. >> dr. lloyd received treatment and res
. >> american college of physicians issued some new guidelines to better educate both physicians and patients on the dangers of drug addiction. allison reports. >> doctors in the last year of his residency when he started taking prescription pills. >> the anxiety started to build up and it became the only way that i could deal with the pressures of my life. >> his story is an epidemic, according to the american college of physicians. >> the acp issued a new list,...
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there is not enough education for them and the jobs aren't plentiful enough, the pay is not plentiful, the housing is substandard. they feel they have not made any progress and in many cases they have stopped hoping for it. they said we need another government. there is a lot of pride in nelson mandela but there remains mostly because of economics a lot of advertis dissatisfaction. in his time or in his memory he hasn't been able to bridge the economic gap. tony. >> ali velshi. thank you. jonathan betz is here. jonathan. >> it is going to be a who's who of royals, celebrities, a leader of every major country will be in south africa, 100 have rscped so far. the queen of gland can't make it but david cameron can. mandela also close with cuba so its president, rool castro, -- raul castro will be there. hassan rouhani is coming. put not israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he is concerned about the high security cost. >>> the dalai lama will be there. ful of johannesburg wip be shut down. an entire airport will be set aside for just the vips. security will be as tighter as it's ever
there is not enough education for them and the jobs aren't plentiful enough, the pay is not plentiful, the housing is substandard. they feel they have not made any progress and in many cases they have stopped hoping for it. they said we need another government. there is a lot of pride in nelson mandela but there remains mostly because of economics a lot of advertis dissatisfaction. in his time or in his memory he hasn't been able to bridge the economic gap. tony. >> ali velshi. thank you....
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in addition to the young children, six educators were killed when adam lanza went on his deadly rampage. newtown school superintendent is warning parents to limit their media exposure. he says these calls could be an emotional trigger. the anniversary of the shooting is december 14th. john, diana? >> thank you. >>> a 14-year-old boy in massachusetts is pleading not guilty to murdering his math teacher. phillip chism is accused in the october death of 24-year-old colleen ritzer. he had pleaded not guilty in a lower court but had to do so again yesterday because his case had been moved to massachusetts superior court. chism is being held without bail. >>> a man charged with killing a tsa agent in los angeles international airport last month is facing justice. the courtroom sketch shows the bandages on his neck. three people were wounded. he faces the death penalty if convicted. >>> new court documents show toronto mayor ford may have tried to buy a video that appears to show him smoking crack. the documents suggest that ford may have offered suspected drug dealing gang members $5,000 and
in addition to the young children, six educators were killed when adam lanza went on his deadly rampage. newtown school superintendent is warning parents to limit their media exposure. he says these calls could be an emotional trigger. the anniversary of the shooting is december 14th. john, diana? >> thank you. >>> a 14-year-old boy in massachusetts is pleading not guilty to murdering his math teacher. phillip chism is accused in the october death of 24-year-old colleen ritzer....
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knight shyamalan offers a solution to current education problems in his book, "i got schooled." tomorrow at 8:45 a.m. eastern, newt gingrich talks about his most recent book, "breakout: pioneers of the future, prison guards of the past be and the epic battle that will decide america's fate." then at 6 p.m. eastern in light of the ongoing battles over the federal budget in congress, we take a look at several books that have recently aired on booktv about the u.s. economy. and visit booktv.org for this weekend's television schedule. >> while visiting idaho, booktv took a trip over to kellogg located about 36 miles away. the town was founded in the late 19th century by prospector noah kellogg. we sat down with julie whitesel weston who recalls the history of the town. >> kellogg, i remember playing in the park. i remember skiing in the mountains. i remember going to school, which i loved. and i remember all the people who were around, the miners went by our house in the morning. they came by our house in the amp. we could hear the -- in the afternoon. we could hear the mine whistle
knight shyamalan offers a solution to current education problems in his book, "i got schooled." tomorrow at 8:45 a.m. eastern, newt gingrich talks about his most recent book, "breakout: pioneers of the future, prison guards of the past be and the epic battle that will decide america's fate." then at 6 p.m. eastern in light of the ongoing battles over the federal budget in congress, we take a look at several books that have recently aired on booktv about the u.s. economy. and...